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ADVANCE CARE PLANNING Legal and Policy Issues Charles P Sabatino JD American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging October 2007 Prepared for Office of Disability Aging and LongTerm. Training Outline . Learning Objectives. Staff Responsibilities. Deciding Whether to Complete a VA Advance Directive,. a . State-Authorized Advance Directive, or Both. Appointing a Health Care Agent. Part of the Healthy Dying Initiative. A slide presentation for community use.. . Modern trends at the end of life. Demographic. – people living longer. Technical. – medicine can do so much more. Information For Family Members. West Virginia Mental Health Planning Council. This information was developed to raise awareness of Psychiatric Advance Directives. It is not intended to provide legal or medical advice.. A focus on advance directives. By Latashia Gilkes. Advance Directive. What is an advance directive?. An advance directive is any type of statement made by an individual to determine the medical care they would like to receive.. RN, DNP, GNP-BC, APNP. Nurse Practitioner. Protecting . Your . Health . Care . Wishes. Milwaukee Center for Independence. Since . 1938, the Milwaukee Center for Independence has been assisting individuals and families with special needs and barriers to . Daryl Pullman, Ph.D.. Faculty of Medicine. Objectives. To better understand something of the context in which AHCDs are prepared. i.e. some important issues and distinctions with regard to end-of-life care. Training Outline . Learning Objectives. Staff Responsibilities. Deciding Whether to Complete a VA Advance Directive,. a . State-Authorized Advance Directive, or Both. Appointing a Health Care Agent. Health Care Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. Sonny S. Haynes. Agenda. 2. W. hy do we have health care advance directives? . Two types of advance directives: Health Care Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. Eilionóir Flynn & Piers Gooding. Centre for Disability Law & Policy. National University of Ireland Galway. Ireland’s Assisted Decision-Making. Bill . & Advance Directives. Eilionóir Flynn. Training Outline . Learning Objectives. Honoring Veterans’ Health Care Preferences. What is Advance. Care Planning? What is an Advance Directive?. Decision-Making Capacity. VHA Handbook. 1004.02, . Aultman. and Clergy Collaboration. Jeffrey Marsh, M.D.. October 29, 2015. Case example . 76 year old widow with sudden cerebral . hemorrhage.. Family from out of town gathered and uncertain of her . Student Presenter Instructions. DO NOT DISPLAY for AUDIENCE. Presentation begins on Slide 2.. Students must review all content and rehearse delivery of this presentation at least 5 days prior to the scheduled presentation date. . Advance Directives . are instructions created by an individual to administer, withhold, or withdraw life-sustaining procedures in the event of a terminal or irreversible condition . These instructions explain the individuals wishes for health care in the event they become incompetent or otherwise mentally/physically incapable of communication. Tools and Measurement. A multiple-choice quiz was composed and completed by 22 Family Medicine Residents. . Results. The residents confidence and knowledge regarding advanced directives greatly improved after the teaching activity. 22 of 22 residents (100%) answered that they agreed or strongly agreed that they felt more confident in discussing Advanced Directives with patients. In regards to the residents knowledge of the clinic process of advanced directives, 22 of 22 residents (100%) felt they had a better understanding of the FMC process after the teaching activity. .